课前热身Warm-up
In July, the Home Office launched an ad campaign which sparked a controversy. Mobile billboards calling on illegal immigrants to leave the UK have been criticized as a step too far by politicians. Campaign backers have hailed the initiative as an “alternative to arrest,” while critics decry the adverts as outright “intimidation.” The new measures have triggered debate in UK society with many politicians up in arms over what they have condemned as “intimidation” from the British government.
Learning Objectives 学习目标
1. To know that the size of the electorate in the UK gradually increased;
2. To know that the general elections in the UK were held on a fixed basis;
3. To know how the general elections are carried out;
4. To know policies of major political parties;
5. To know about recent political trends;
6. To have an understanding of the fact that the British government has been active in fighting against global warming (climate change);
7. To know about the concept of class in the UK society;
8. To know that economic status is not the only factor in determining social class;
9. To know the significance of education in British society;
10. To know that non-Whites in UK mainly originate from South Asia and the Caribbean countries;
11. To know that immigrants have been playing largely a positive role in the past 40 years;
12. To know how the Whites view the immigrants;
13. To know something about illegal immigrants in the UK.
Focal Points 知识点
